Police had to close roads in Shotton until the incident was brought to a safe conclusion this morning.

The man is now in custody.

It comes after officers from North Wales , Merseyside and British Transport Police carried out patrols in the Deeside area as part of ‘Operation Trick’ to disrupt and catch suspected drug dealers and clamp down on county lines.

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Flintshire inspector, Gareth Cust said: “Today’s operation shows that there are no borders when it comes to protecting vulnerable members of public and prosecuting those who exploit them and deal drugs.

North Wales Police, Merseyside Police and British Transport Police took part in Operation Trick to disrupt and catch suspected drug dealers in Flintshire (Image: North Wales Police)

"This is a fine example of team work between neighbouring forces all working towards a common goal.

“The operation has been running since this morning and we’ve been busy.

“Several people haven’t been happy to see us and we want to apologise to any motorists in Shotton at about 10am - we had a small roof siege so had to close the roads to bring the incident to a safe conclusion, it’s all sorted now and the male is in custody.”